SILCHAR, Oct 22: A 60-year-old pedestrian was killed after a speeding motorcycle hit him on National Highway 306 near Aulia Bazar in Uttar Krishnapur, Silchar, on Wednesday evening. The rider allegedly abandoned the motorcycle and fled the scene.
The deceased was identified as Zakir Hussain Mazumdar, a resident of Barhali in Assam’s Sonai. According to local residents, the accident occurred around 7 pm when Mazumdar was crossing the road. He died on the spot following the collision.
Police from Rangirkhari reached the scene about an hour later, recovered the body and sent it to the mortuary of Silchar Medical College and Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Sonai Police arrived around two hours after the accident, reportedly triggering tension as people gathered at the scene criticised the delay in their response.
Mazumdar worked as a night watchman at a workshop located in front of which the accident occurred. His death has left residents of the area mourning.
